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Toy Myths Quiz

by Naina Mistry
Questions and answers adapted from Discovery.com.

Whether you are a kid eagerly awaiting a delivery from Santa on Christmas Eve or an adult desiring the latest electronic gizmo, we all love toys. Take this quiz and find out if these tall tales are true or if we're just toying with you.

1
Lincoln Logs were invented by the son of architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
2
The teddy bear was named after Theodore Roosevelt.
3
An amateur paleontologist submitted a Barbie head he had dug up in his back yard to the Smithsonian, claiming it was a fossilized hominid skull, and received a polite but humorous response in return.
4
Toys placed in a donation bin for needy kids at a Wal-Mart store were returned to the shelves and resold.
5
Rifles used by American soldiers in Vietnam were made by the Mattel toy company.
6
The yo-yo was originally a weapon in the Philippines.
7
If Barbie were a real woman, she would have freakishly unrealistic proportions.
8
Play-Doh was originally invented for use as wallpaper cleaner.
9
An engineer used transparent automotive glass to create a popular Rubik's-Cube-like puzzle called "Orion's Crystal" that was nearly invisible.
10
A captured American soldier pictured on an Iraqi militant Web site turned out to be a toy action figure.
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